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Peterborough road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1997, and 1,195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (839), and casualties rose from 1,135.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 32,709 collisions in Peterborough.

Collisions in 1997
858
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,195
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Peterborough in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12915%
  • Slight72284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious14712%
  • Slight1,04187%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1997 is highlighted, with 858, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025386539
2024337471
2023367502
2022391542
2021326458
2020327446
2019438629
2018460674
2017535749
2016608830
2015558787
2014503676
2013592783
2012659872
2011678893
2010708998
20097321,001
20088031,091
20077341,023
20068241,108
20059241,284
20049311,270
20039091,234
20028761,195
20018531,171
20008601,231
19997421,043
19988341,158
19978581,195
19968391,135
1995740986
19947881,039
19937811,059
19928661,166
19918831,192
19909041,157
19899261,242
19888831,150
1987777991
19867921,006
1985775986
1984705919
1983670891
1982684942
1981644853
1980639836
1979660840

When and where crashes happen in Peterborough in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (12%)
  • Tuesday122 (14%)
  • Wednesday146 (17%)
  • Thursday158 (18%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.2%)
  • February65 (7.6%)
  • March59 (6.9%)
  • April61 (7.1%)
  • May59 (6.9%)
  • June91 (11%)
  • July75 (8.7%)
  • August75 (8.7%)
  • September68 (7.9%)
  • October77 (9%)
  • November67 (7.8%)
  • December91 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight604 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (62%)
  • Wet or damp310 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph473 (55%)
  • 40 mph82 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph164 (19%)
  • 70 mph126 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (63%)
  • Roundabout185 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant788 (66%)
  • Cyclist152 (13%)
  • Pedestrian101 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1051 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20209 (17%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35283 (24%)
  • 36 to 45164 (14%)
  • 46 to 55122 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (1.8%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider800 (67%)
  • Passenger294 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,195 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Peterborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 90th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1997

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1997: 98, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1598133014
2ndA478013247
3rdA6055270012
4thA1139365704
5thA1260335114
6thA1285116
7thA1119273305
8thA1073202603
9thB1443162801
10thA1179121701
11thA1109111202
12thA1127111402
13thB104081001
14thA11295500
15thA11253300
16thB11623401
17thA432402
18thB10812200
19thB10912200
20thA11981300

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1997

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 509.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1997

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1997: 289.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years